PERI continues to impress at Contego Wines2Whales
PERI, one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of formwork and scaffolding systems in the world, is currently working on a very exciting project, aptly named “Big Dipper” for the 2012 Contego Wines2Whales (W2W) MTB Adventure and Race powered by Maserati, taking place from 2 to 4 November 2012 and 9 to 11 November 2012 […]
Gianchino Scores Second Gold Medal for Masters Track Team
South Africa’s master track cyclists have returned home from a successful trip to Manchester and a haul of 8 medals from four cyclists at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships that finished in Great Britain on Sunday, 14 October 2012. South Africa finished in a credible seventh place overall out of the 26 […]
Buys’ superior technical skills secures Nissan TrailSeeker van Gaalen win
Officially Philip Buys (USN) is on holiday but he seems to have forgotten that on Saturday (2O October) during the Nissan TrailSeeker Van Gaalen mountain bike marathon (70km) Buys simply rode away when the route got technical in the the last 10km to take his second victory in the Nissan-series crossing. “There is no stopping […]
Evans and George retain Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek title in style
Defending champions, Kevin Evans and David George (Nedbank 360Life), battled cold, wet and muddy conditions to claim their fourth stage win and the overall title at the 2012 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike race, which ended on Saturday in Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck (Westvaal Columbia) and […]
Podium battle intensifies at Cape Pioneer Trek
The battle for the final podium places at the 2012 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape Province intensified further on Friday when Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell (Westvaal Columbia) and Yolande Speedy and Yolande de Villiers (Klein Karoo International Ostrich Chicks) raced to victories on Stage 5. […]
Olympic Gold Winner Rides Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
Olympic rower, James Thompson, who, along with his team, brought gold home for South Africa earlier this year at the 2012 Olympics, is participating in the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek. Thompson, an avid mountain biker explains how he has always wanted to do a race such as the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek. Joining him on […]
Woolcock readies for repeat Series victory at Nissan TrailSeeker van Gaalen
Waylon Woolcock (RE:CM) was the overall winner of the 2011 Nissan TrailSeeker Series, mainly because of his consistent racing, and he is well on his way to do it again this year. Because Philip Buys (USN) is still undecided if he will race, Woolcock will become the new leader if he is able to pull […]
Bell and Combrinck strike at Cape Pioneer Trek
Overall leaders Kevin Evans and David George (Nedbank 360Life) safely saw off another stage of the seven-day Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike stage race on Thursday, with another second place finish. Only this time, they were second to Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell (Westvaal Columbia) who claimed their first stage win in an international […]
Bee attack mountain bikers make a full recovery
All of the victims of Monday’s freak bee attack at the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike stage race currently taking place in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, have been discharged from hospital. Swiss national Claudia Gmuer, one of 30 competitors that rode into a swarm of bees during Stage 1 of the seven-day international […]
Dramatic day of turnarounds at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
They’ve been working hard from the very first pedal stroke on Sunday to make their mark on the 2012 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike stage race and on Wednesday their relentless efforts paid off when Melt Swanepoel and Matthys Beukes (Cango MTB.com) captured the overall win on Stage 3. They weren’t the only new […]
Dusi Duke targets Berg & Bush
Seven-time Dusi canoe marathon champion and new Freedom Challenge record-holder Martin Dreyer will be alongside wife Jeannie when she makes her comeback to racing at the three-day FedGroup Berg & Bush in KwaZulu-Natal from October 26. The Pietermaritzburg-based team, riding in the colours of USN/Hi-Tec, will be one of the fancied pairs in the highly […]
Luus among the favourites for Nissan TrailSeeker van Gaalen
Lourens Luus (Valencia) makes no secret of his last goal for this season. He wants to end the season on a high note by winning the Nissan TrailSeeker Van Gaalen marathon (70km) on Saturday (20 October). “If I manage to win, I will definitely be the happiest ‘chappie’ in the world,” Luus said. Luus has […]